Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-27
CITY TRUSTEES.

Extension of Water Mains Asked-Third
Street from TO Depot TO be Graded.
The Board Of City Trustees met at 10
4. NJ, yesterday, all the members. present
A petition was filed with the Board pro-
testing against the construction of sewer
in the alley between P and G, Tenth and
Eleventh streets.
The property-owners on NJ street, from
Fourth to Sixth, ask the Board for the
privilege of doing their own grading and
graveiing at the same price that the
contract was awarded to James Touhey
and ?. A. Miller The property owners
appoint Josiah Johnson their agent.
Mr.. Myers appeared before the Board
and asked that the water pipes be ext0ded
to Y, Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth
streets The Board said they did not have
the pipe on hand now but would make the
extension some time during the winter.
Trustee Jones said the extension would be
made by the first of January.
Complaint was made of q defective sewer
on Fourth street between Q and K.
Messrs. Alsip and Lewis appeared before
the Board, and asked that Third street,
from to the depot, be graded so that they
can commence the construction OF the
electric road within the time specified in
their charter They had called upon the
railroad officials, and the latter stated they
were ready to 20 ahead with their portion
of the work at any time. The matter was
taken under advisement.
Some time since the Auditor was in
structed to correspond with those who
owned property on the ground upon which
it is proposed to erect market, north OF |,
from Third 10 Fifth. He read the following
letter from C. P. ONeill:
SAN Francisco, September %, 1887.
City Audu0r Achee-DEAR SIR Your COM
municatlon received; and in reply am not the
sole owner and cannot set price on the three
lots on the north side of Istreet / will commune.
cate with my brother, who is part owner. He is
now on his ranch in san Diego county, and as
soon as can hear from him l viii come to Sac
ramento and see about it. l wish the Board of
Trustees had chosen some other place in the
city than the one chosen by them for public
market, as have great liking for that prop
eTty, and know at some not very distant time it
will be valuable property. You will hear from
me, or see me, as soon as hear from my brother.
CHAs. 7. q NELL.
The Mayor read the following opinion
from A. 2. Catlin: I'm the matter of pro-
ceeding to establish a market-there is no
need for an ordinance. A market cannot
be created by an ordinance. After a mar
ket is established an ordinance may be
dinance will not accomplish anything in
the way of procuring the ground upon
which to erect a market, nor TO build the
necessary buildings. The proper way is
first to take the necessary steps to raise the
money which will be required to purchase
or condemn the site and to construct the
market. Sections 20. 81 and % OF the
Charter provide for this. Then it is time
enough to proceed TO purchase or,condemn
site, and after procuring the same construct
the needed buildings"
After considerable debate as to the advis-
ability of passing the ordinance creating
the market, as. proposed by the Improve
ment Association Committee the matter
was deferred the and Mayor instructed to as
certain what prices the owners of the prop
erty demanded.
The bond Of John We'll, the newly-ap-
pointed Fire Commissioner, in the sum of
Sl0,000,was placed on file with August
Hebron, Joseph Hahn, 4. S. Hopkins
and l.. Nicolaus as sureties.
Fourth street was ordered opened from
Y to Y and w from Fourth to Sixth.
After allowing a number of bills the
Board adjourned